Revisiting Matthew's communities

Abstract:

The article elaborates upon issues raised in the author's 1992 book, 'A
'Gospel for a New People: Studies in Matthew'. These issues concern the
relationship of the first recipients of Matthew's gospel to local Jewish
communities and the features of the internal life of the communities for
which Matthew wrote. In the light of the complexity of reconstructing
the social setting of Matthew's gospel, the article aims at locating it in
the broadest possible context within early Judaism and early
Christianity.